Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-12-02
TL,lEI:inlllilasEIssANC E INSTRUCTIONS
In SGH(l(lL Is. 7E.,

/ ~ ne z. law enacted by the last lagis-
/ Nlature ma King lit the diity of al
teachers III tha public schools 2sf the
)yatate to- give Systematic instruction
IN physiology and hygiene including
| special reference to the effect et slim
iinlal,ts and nalcotics upon the human
system goes into effect; On Jan. 1,
1888: All teachers mnst pass an .ex-
ANIMATION IN The subject before they
can receive q certificate. I. 5sS53
The study Of physiology and by
fgiene has not,ia the majority of or
schools received the attention that
should have been given it. This part
Of the Law alone, making cbligatory
upon school boards Il, see that al
pupils Of the public schools are made
thoroughly acquainted with their
physical organization and are trained
to regard the laws Of health in their
town personal eSperience,is wise. i''l,e
subject Of the delopment Of the body
toward physical perfection has of late
years been brought prominently be-
fore the public, and its consideration
has Inspired intelligent people every
where with a higher regard for its I'M
portanee Closely following and
connected with this instruction comes
the subject of the direct influence Of
stimulauts and narcotics on the sys-
TEN. General knowledge of physiol-
ogy and thesconditions of health are
highly Important to the youth Of this
land and when supplemented by thor
ough acquaintance with the evil effect
oFnarcotics and stimulants, particu-
larly The latter in alcoholic form, we
think the liquor question will be
fmuch nearer solution than at present.
Mature endows most Of her children
with health, the problem is, or should
be, how to keep and not waste it. 1t
is then OF practical Importance to
know and. avoid whatever tends to in
jure or destroy the healthful function
Of any organ When young men and
boys believe that the possession Of
health should be t matter of honest
pride, and that habits which lead to
+ its destruction are shameful sins. our
Legislators need not devote lengthy
sessions to discussion Of high license
and prohibition. When they realize
the fact that every glass Of liq;so:
whatever its per cent @: alcohol, ~
duces their working j,'wer and endur-
ance, lessens the force needed TO
surmount difficulties, and creates an
appetite that is most difficult to co +
troll even in moderation saloons will
close for lack Of patronage. When
their minds are tdisabnsed of the pre-
vailing errors that alcohol is food,
that it increases the power to endure
fatigue, heat and cold, but only weak
ems the nerves and renders the body
more liable to disease breweries will
no longer flourish, When girls are
inbued with the,importance Of meet
ing life's work with q consciousness of
bodily strength sufficient fer every
emergency and al unclouded mind
their influence will be more potent
than that Of the present grand organ
ization of. the Womens' Temperance
Union. n 2 .'& r rs ,sg 4.
On the education of the youth Of
the state depend the sobriety, vitality
and usefulness Of the coming genera
alton. For, this reason we believe
this special instruction to be step in
the right DIRECTION. The wisdom Of
the Legislature needs no further dem
onstratiou, it now devolves upon the
school boards, superintendent and
teachers to carry forward the work,
Instruction should be given in every
grade, adapted to the understanding
of each, and should be founded on
scientific facts as we'll as moral reas-
ons. For the benefit Of teachers, a
circular has been issued by the De-
partment Of Public Instruction which
defines their duties and contains much
valuable information directly bearing
on the required work. These will be
fully distributed through the state.
Supt. Kiehle has also recently sent a
circular letter to the Clergy men and
Ministers Of Religion" Of the state,
requesting them to deliver discourses
on the principles Of temperance edu-
cation to their congregations, We
trust this will meet with hearty res.
ponse from every pulpit in the state,
The ppart Of every person q tenn
perance principles and habits 5isneed-
ed TO hasten the desired result. Prot.
Kiehle further suggests that these
|diseourses be given sometime this
month or Jannary next and that suit
liable nouncernent be given.
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With reference to the recens Judge
|shir, apppin tmeats and the influence
that caused them The Sank Rapids
Free Press says: 3 Is evident thu
THE prearran cement Of these appoint
nlents was the result Of Is political
| deal cf consii,se cradle u iicances
While tie pres y If Che twin cities
IIconln,ent on tl,a action of Judge
stearns au,l ina ate that his interest
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